diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xapp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xapp/default.nix
index 333f544c151e..9613ccbeb06d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xapp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xapp/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 { lib
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , buildPythonPackage
+, python
+, meson
+, ninja
 , psutil
 , pygobject3
 , gtk3
@@ -11,15 +14,22 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "xapp";
-  version = "2.2.2";
+  version = "2.4.0";
+
+  format = "other";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "linuxmint";
     repo = "python-xapp";
     rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-ntjJ/O6HiRZMsqsuQY4HLM4fBE0aWpn/L4n5YCRlhhg=";
+    hash = "sha256-qEK71cGNGmaThxlFVsfnLUTD83RTr8GP+501c4UbHCk=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    meson
+    ninja
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     psutil
     pygobject3
@@ -33,6 +43,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     substituteInPlace "xapp/os.py" --replace "/usr/bin/pkexec" "${polkit}/bin/pkexec"
   '';
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    # This is typically set by pipInstallHook/eggInstallHook,
+    # so we have to do so manually when using meson.
+    # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/175227
+    export PYTHONPATH=$out/${python.sitePackages}:$PYTHONPATH
+  '';
+
   doCheck = false;
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "xapp" ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 8e25b0335c61..b4d868253c04 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -12053,6 +12053,7 @@ self: super: with self; {
   };
 
   xapp = callPackage ../development/python-modules/xapp {
+    inherit (pkgs.buildPackages) meson;
     inherit (pkgs) gtk3 gobject-introspection polkit;
     inherit (pkgs.cinnamon) xapp;
   };